Alamut period
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The Alamut period was a medieval era in Ismaili Shia history marked by the Nizari Ismaili state centered at the mountain fortress of Alamut in northern Iran, known for its distinctive religious thought, strategic fortifications, and resistance to Sunni Seljuk and later Mongol powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alamut period canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Alamut period Context triple: [Ismaili Shia, associatedWith, Alamut period]
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Amoraic period
The Amoraic period was the era in Jewish history (roughly 3rd–5th centuries CE) during which rabbinic sages known as Amoraim developed and interpreted the Mishnah, producing the Talmud and shaping classical Rabbinic Judaism.
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Tannaitic period
The Tannaitic period was the early era of Rabbinic Judaism, roughly from the 1st to early 3rd centuries CE, during which the Mishnah and related foundational rabbinic teachings were developed and compiled.
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Geonic period
The Geonic period was an era in early medieval Jewish history marked by the leadership of the Babylonian Geonim, who shaped rabbinic law, liturgy, and philosophy for Jewish communities across the diaspora.
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Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
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Al-‘Asr
Al-‘Asr is the 103rd chapter of the Qur’an, a brief Meccan surah emphasizing the importance of faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience in the fleeting span of human life.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alamut period Target entity description: The Alamut period was a medieval era in Ismaili Shia history marked by the Nizari Ismaili state centered at the mountain fortress of Alamut in northern Iran, known for its distinctive religious thought, strategic fortifications, and resistance to Sunni Seljuk and later Mongol powers.
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A.
Amoraic period
The Amoraic period was the era in Jewish history (roughly 3rd–5th centuries CE) during which rabbinic sages known as Amoraim developed and interpreted the Mishnah, producing the Talmud and shaping classical Rabbinic Judaism.
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B.
Tannaitic period
The Tannaitic period was the early era of Rabbinic Judaism, roughly from the 1st to early 3rd centuries CE, during which the Mishnah and related foundational rabbinic teachings were developed and compiled.
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C.
Geonic period
The Geonic period was an era in early medieval Jewish history marked by the leadership of the Babylonian Geonim, who shaped rabbinic law, liturgy, and philosophy for Jewish communities across the diaspora.
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D.
Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
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E.
Al-‘Asr
Al-‘Asr is the 103rd chapter of the Qur’an, a brief Meccan surah emphasizing the importance of faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience in the fleeting span of human life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era in Ismaili history
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims
ⓘ
surface form:
Imamate of the Nizari Ismaili imam
esoteric interpretation of Islam ⓘ ta’wil (esoteric exegesis) ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | split between Nizari and Musta‘li Ismailis ⓘ |
| culturalActivity |
copying and preserving manuscripts
ⓘ
philosophical and theological study ⓘ |
| endDate | 1256 ⓘ |
| endWithEvent | Mongol destruction of Alamut fortress ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Alamut
ⓘ
surface form:
Alamut fortress
|
| hasCenterRegion | northern Iran ⓘ |
| hasCoreState | Nizari Ismaili state ⓘ |
| hasFortress |
Alamut
ⓘ
Girdkuh ⓘ Lambsar ⓘ Meymun-Diz ⓘ |
| hasFortressNetwork |
fortresses in Syria
ⓘ
fortresses in northern Iran ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Hasan II
ⓘ
Hassan i Sabbah ⓘ
surface form:
Hasan-i Sabbah
Kiya Buzurg-Ummid ⓘ Muhammad ibn Buzurg-Ummid ⓘ Nur al-Din Muhammad II ⓘ Rukn al-Din Khurshah ⓘ |
| hasReputationInSources | associated with the so-called Assassins in Western sources ⓘ |
| historicalContext | medieval Islamic world ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive Ismaili religious thought
ⓘ
intellectual and doctrinal developments ⓘ network of mountain fortresses ⓘ resistance to Mongol power ⓘ resistance to Seljuk power ⓘ use of strategic assassination ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Persian ⓘ |
| languageOfScholarship |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elburz Mountains
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surface form:
Alborz Mountains
Daylam ⓘ
surface form:
Daylam region
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| opposedBy |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Mongol Empire ⓘ Seljuk Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ismaili Shia history
ⓘ
Nizari Ismaili history ⓘ |
| politicalForm |
Nizari Ismaili state
ⓘ
theocratic leadership ⓘ |
| precedes | post-Alamut period of Nizari Ismaili dispersion ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Ismaili Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Ismaili Shia Islam
Ismaili Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Nizari Ismailism
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| startDate | 1090 ⓘ |
| startWithEvent | seizure of Alamut fortress by Hasan-i Sabbah ⓘ |
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Subject: Alamut period Description of subject: The Alamut period was a medieval era in Ismaili Shia history marked by the Nizari Ismaili state centered at the mountain fortress of Alamut in northern Iran, known for its distinctive religious thought, strategic fortifications, and resistance to Sunni Seljuk and later Mongol powers.
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